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The name is bonds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... equity markets over the last few years has created investment gains for institutions, such as insurance companies and pension funds, that have long-term liabilities to policy holders and future retirees. To better match their future assets to those liabilities ...

Invest in UK infrastructure, super funds urged

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
... of investment over the next 20 years, 40% of which will be in the energy sector. She said that, of all the global pension funds, Australian super funds are some of the most forward thinking when it comes to investing in infrastructure. "Some investors ...

States urged to recycle infrastructure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
... serious revenue for state governments. With Australia's $1.8 trillion pool of superannuation growing, and overseas pension funds also interested, there is no shortage of buyers. Early responses were positive. Industry Super Australia's Matt Linden said ...

AMP Capital appoints London-based institutional director

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
... Transferable Securities) platform and for its unlisted infrastructure business. She will work with clients such as pension funds, insurers, private banks and multi managers. Campbell joins AMP Capital from J.P. Morgan where she was executive director ...

Larry Fink pays tribute to Australian super system

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
... dollars of infrastructure required globally in the coming decades, Fink also discussed the need for fund managers and pension funds to step in to plug the funding gap. "Private institutional investors with low risk tolerances and long term liability ...

Big obstacles for funds going it alone on PE

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
... investors that they can by-pass PE specialist investment managers. But the McKinsey & Company reports warns that pension funds opting for this solution should tread warily because there is more at stake than just saving PE manager fees. "While the returns ...

Portfolio disclosure's unintended consequences

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2014
... said Johnson. He said that managers of alternative assets are nevertheless able to provide a wide range of data to pension funds already because it is routinely demanded in other jurisdictions especially in the United States and throughout Asia. "But ...

Wanted: Money managers that are investors not product makers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... their core objectives are, he said as he explained how DSM's $6 billion portfolio is 30% sourced from institutional pension funds, 25% from endowment funds and 20% from high net worth investors. In Australia this is reflected in the 96% correlation super ...

PC calls for overhaul of public infrastructure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... such as funding new projects, public private partnerships, industrial relations and the role of domestic and global pension funds in infrastructure development. "There are numerous examples of poor value for money arising from inadequate project selection," ...

ASFA calls for consistent global regulatory standards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... Funds of Australia (ASFA). Speaking at the ASFA's third Asia-Pacific Pension Forum in Beijing, China, Vamos said pension funds most engage internationally on areas such as system implementation and connectivity, fiduciary governance standards, and operational ...